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In Captain Phillips, Tom Hanks pretty much tells the world "Hey, remember me assholes? From 1992 to 2002, I had the best stretch of any actor since film was invented, both in terms of box office and in terms of incredible performances. Stop saying I'm washed up and not a draw anymore, mmkay?" And I'm happy for it- Tom Hanks is a fucking legend.

I get what baumer's saying, and I think he has a great point, plus CP will provide hefty competition. But shit, at the same time, sometimes films defy logic, and I think Gravity has the potential to be one of those films- a very mini Avatar, if you will.

Weren't you calling the dailies unremarkable for three straight days? Also, please do 30+, Captain Phillips!

I think Captain Phillips is far, far closer to a safe bet than August: Osage County is. My predictions: Gravity (Winner) 12 Years a Slave Captain Phillips Out of the Furnace Wolf of Wall Street (Hell yea it's coming out) American Hustle Philomena Inside Llewyn Davis And one of either Mr. Banks, Her, or August: Osage County

1. Will Gravity be the #1 film this weekend? Yes 2. Will Captain Phillips open to more than $30M? Yes 3. Will Captain Phillips have a Saturday increase of more than 20%? Yes 4. Will Machete Kills open to more than $7.5M? No 5. Will Romeo & Juliet have a theater average of at least $6,500? No 6. Will Gravity fall less than 33%? Yes 7. Will at least 6 films have a Friday increase of at least 100%? Yes 8. Will Insidious Chapter 2 drop more than 44%? No 9. Will Baggage Claim stay in the Top 10? Yes 10. Will the top 8 films combine to make more than $100M? Yes Bonus #1) How much will Captain Phillips & Machete Kills make this weekend, combined? 37.4 Bonus #2) Percentage-wise, how much will Gravity fall this weekend? (Use at least 2 decimal places.) 30.46

The cum scene is the funniest scene I've seen it like four or five years maybe and anyone who finds it stupid must be crazed

Flip a coin between Gravity and 12 Years a Slave, IMO. I don't know if anything else has a shot

Couldn't happen to a more deserving movie

This was fucking brilliant. Favorite movie of the year so far. Somehow it lived up to the reviews.....but to me, it was for reasons different than the reviews really focused on (though those aspects were obviously good too).

What a fucking number for Gravity. This thing can challenge 200, we think? Incredible. LOL@ people who claimed Melissa McCarthy was the only reason the Heat was such a hit, BTW. Haven't seen Gravity, but in the words of sports philosopher Bart Scott, CAN'T WAIT!!

Can't see it until tomorrow afternoon- excited, though

He looks sorta like Fred Willard

Holy shit the reviews for this are absolutely insane. I don't remember the last time seeing this many 5/5s or 4/4s

1) Will Gravity open to more than $37M? Yes 2) Will Gravity have an opening day of more than $14M? Yes 3) Will Runner Runner’s opening weekend gross be within $5M of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 weekend gross? No 4) Will Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 drop less than 30%? No 5) Will Prisoners have a Saturday drop of more than 40%? No 6) Will at least 2 films drop less than 20%? Yes 7) Will Don Jon drop less than 45%? Yes 8) Will The Butler stay in the Top 12? Yes 9) Will Rush drop less than 25%? No 10) Will any film have a drop of less than 22% on Sunday? Yes 8/10 Correct = 4,000 bonus points 9/10 Correct = 6,000 bonus points 10/10 Correct = 8,000 bonus points Bonus #1) How much will the top 3 films gross (combined)? [4,000 points] 68.2 Bonus #2) What will the combined percentage drop be for the two films that drop the least amount this weekend? (For example, if Prisoners & Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 have the best drops, and Prisoners drops -5% and CWACOM2 drops -2%, your answer would be 7%.) [4,000 points] -30% Bonus #3) What will finish in spots: #2) Cloudy #6) Don Jon #11) Metallica

Top 15 1. Catching Fire- 400 2. Thor 2- 275 3. Hobbit- 270 4. Anchorman 2- 190 5. Frozen- 185 6. Saving Mr. Banks- 150 7. Wolf of Wall Street (assuming release)- 135 8. Gravity- 128 9. Captain Phillips- 125 10. American Hustle- 115 11. Monument's Men- 108 12. The Nutjob- 98 13. Bad Grandpa- 90 14. 12 Years a Slave- 85 15. Walter Mitty- 82 OW 1. Hunger Games- 180 2. Thor 2- 100 3. Hobbit- 85 4. Anchorman- 55 5. Frozen- 48 1. Will at least 3 films gross more than $85M dollars opening weekend (domestically)? Answer it correctly: 10,000 points Answer it incorrectly: lose 5,000 points Abstain: 2,500 points Yes 2. Will at least three films gross more than $37.5M opening day? Answer it correctly: 10,000 points Answer it incorrectly: lose 5,000 points Abstain: 2,500 points No 3. Will at least 2 films make more than $800M WW by the end of the game? Answer it correctly: 10,000 points Answer it incorrectly: lose 5,000 points Abstain: 2,500 points Yes 4. Will at least 3 films, listed as a comedy by Box Office Mojo make more than $100M dollars this winter? (The films that qualify for this question include: A.C.O.D., Bad Milo!, Zero Charisma, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, Last Vegas, About Time, Best Man Down, A Case of You, The Best Man Holiday, Nebraska, Delivery Man, Inside Llewyn Davis, Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas, Anchorman: The Legend Continues, Her, Grudge Match, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, August: Osage County, and Ride Along) Answer it correctly: 10,000 points Answer it incorrectly: lose 5,000 points Abstain: 2,500 points Abstain 5. Will the combined grosses of the top 2 films add up to more than the combined gross of films that land in spots #3 - #9? Answer it correctly: 10,000 points Answer it incorrectly: lose 5,000 points Abstain: 2,500 points No 6. Of the following movies currently listed as being released in a limited amount of theaters, which will be the highest grossing? Twelve Years A Slave, American Hustle, or Saving Mr. Banks Answer it correctly: 10,000 points Answer it incorrectly: lose 5,000 points Abstain: 2,500 points Saving Mr. Banks 7. Of the following movies currently listed as being released in a limited amount of theaters, which will be the lowest grossing? Her, Nebraska, or Dallas Buyers Club Answer it correctly: 10,000 points Answer it incorrectly: lose 5,000 points Abstain: 2,500 points Nebraska 8. Will the November opening weekend record be broken by more than $25M? (The current record holder is The Twilight Saga: New Moon with $142,839,137.) Answer it correctly: 10,000 points Answer it incorrectly: lose 5,000 points Abstain: 2,500 points Yes 9. Will the December opening weekend record be broken by more than $10M? (The current record holder is The Hobbit with $84,617,303.) Answer it correctly: 10,000 points Answer it incorrectly: lose 5,000 points Abstain: 2,500 points No 10. Which combination of movies will gross the most amount of money during the game? A. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Twelve Years A Slave, All Is Lost, & Old Boy B. The Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug, Gravity, Captain Phillips, Last Vegas, & The Secret Life of Walter Mitty C. Thor: The Dark World, Anchorman: The Legend Continues, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas, & Frozen Answer it correctly: 10,000 points Answer it incorrectly: lose 5,000 points Abstain: 2,500 points C

What a brilliant fucking show, man

Pretty good movie! JGL proves to be a pretty damn good director, and his acting is great as well. Scarlett is incredible and almost Oscar worthy. Pretty funny at times. Plot and character development in general felt underwritten. I say it's a solid B

Wall Street might be back in 2013. Make up your minds!

Wow, I don't think my opinion of a movie has changed that much upon a later second viewing in ages. When I first saw this, I thought it was mediocre and overrated- a technical movie that didn't really exceed my expectations in any one area. But I watched this again yesterday for a research class, and holy shit. This movie was pretty fucking fantastic. I finally GOT it. I actually almost got a bit emotional when the daughter's song kicked in at the end while he was driving around- brilliantly directed scene. And the editing is fantastic throughout. I don't think Pitt and Hill deserved to win the Oscars like some lobbied, but I'll be damned if they weren't real and geniune as could be. Great film. Bumped from a 6/10 to a 9/10 for me.

I take 50 Shades if someone hasn't

For a movie as dark and long as Prisoners is, great it may be, that's a pretty damn great number.

I don't get why people are saying this is a boring September- sure, it's boring compared to summer months, but it's pretty great compared to most Septembers. If Riddick had done a couple more million, every weekend would have had a 20+ opener. Assuming Cloudy 2 does as excellent as most expected, we're getting two 40+ million weekends in September, plus two in the 20 million range, plus three potential slow burning breakouts in Rush, INI, and Don Jon. Yay, September.

This, despite not being a horror movie, was maybe the scariest movie I've seen in years. Uncompromisingly intense and haunting, as well as creepy as shit at times and brutal very often. It also gets so thrilling at times that I almost jumped out of my seat. Needless to say, I thought it was brilliant. For three particular reasons. One is the directing and the cinematography- this is one of the best shot movies I've seen in years (bravo Deakins.) Two is the acting, which is just a masterclass. Jackman is better than ever. Howard and Davis are way, way underpraised in reviews. But Jake G runs away with it. And I say that as someone who hasn't been too fond of his acting in the past in most movies. He was fucking brilliant. But what really set it apart was how REAL it felt- Keller's beat up pick up truck didn't feel like a prop, it felt lived in. The way the two families open the door and greet each other and hang out on Thanksgiving felt REAL, it didn't seem like famous actors playing a part. Gyllenhal's tattoos and twitches didn't feel like things just tacked on- they felt like they were really apart of him. That stuff is hard to achieve. And this movie does it in droves. This movie does have some flaws, but this post is long enough as is. Top three movie of the year so far. A

Good number for Prisoners- my theater was quite packed. Brilliant movie, though also incredibly tough to watch in parts.

Insidious is obviously spectacular (yay, largest live action September opening), but that number for the Family blows me away. No marketing and not even a lick of buzz. None. And it did a solid number.